Fbi On The Lookout For One Of Its Cars

October 05, 1988

CHICAGO — Rarely does the FBI reveal its investigations.

But that policy went out the window Tuesday when the Chicago FBI office announced that it was investigating the theft of an unmarked car used by one of its agents. The 1982 red Pontiac Firebird was last seen Monday night parked at Grace Street and Lake Shore Drive, according to FBI spokesman Robert Long. The car apparently was stolen while an agent was conducting an interview. The car was equipped with an FBI scanner, but codes which would allow a person to listen to investigators were changed.

Long noted that thefts of FBI cars are rare. ``But the FBI is vulnerable just like anyone else.``